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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2020
Fraen Corporation, Reading, MA (US);
Carlton S. Jones, Boxford, MA (US);
Fraen Corporation, Reading, MA (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, an optical system is disclosed, which comprises a lens having an input surface for receiving light from at least one light source and an output surface through which the light exits the lens, said lens further comprising a peripheral surface extending between said input surface and said output surface and configured to direct, via total internal reflection, at least a portion of the light incident thereon through said output surface to an output focal point. The optical system can further include a tapered light pipe optically coupled to the lens and a light guide (e.g., one or more optical fibers) that is optically coupled to the tapered light pipe. The lens directs the received light to an output focal point that is disposed within the tapered light pipe.